VIDEO | Raging fire on yacht at Keppel Bay

A boat caught fire on Keppel Bay on Monday morning (May 30). The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to a vessel fire at No. 2 Keppel Bay Vista at around 11:30 am on Monday.

“Upon arrival, the fire was seen raging from a vessel berthed at a pier,” SCDF wrote.

A video of the fire was also uploaded on the Trip and Travels YouTube channel on Monday.

It took firefighters from Marina Bay Fire Station, Alexandra Fire Station, Brani Marine Fire Station, and a vessel from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and on-ground staff to work together to extinguish the flames.

They used three water jets and three hose reels from the pier to surround the vessel to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other boats.

“The fire was extinguished in about one hour with two water jets, two foam jets, and a water monitor from the MPA vessel,” the SCDF wrote, adding that damping down operations were also carried out after the fire.

Fortunately, firefighters were able to put it out within an hour and no injuries were reported from the incident.

An investigation is ongoing as to the cause of the fire. /TISG

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